All kids deserve to grow up emotionally healthy by learning essential life skills such as emotional intelligence, empathy, and mindfulness. Parents, teachers, and therapists want to build children's skills like empathy but often don't know how. Feelings and Dealings offer a fun, affordable way that teaches these skills through play while building diversity awareness through the products' characters. Our range of characters shows a diverse mix of ages, ethnicities, and abilities. Customers tell us that their children love exploring the different ways to play with the card deck and are surprised by the improved emotional vocabulary and resulting conversations with their kids.
Research also supports the importance of social emotional learning (SEL). According to the nonprofit Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) organization, SEL offers long-term benefits in academics, behaviors, attitudes, and skills, improving life outcomes. As a result, schools invest money into SEL programs to teach kids these concepts, much like teaching math or other school subjects. Our award-winning game supports social-emotional learning, emotional literacy, and regulation through engaging gameplay! Games naturally require players to apply their knowledge so that these fuzzy concepts become tangible skills.
With this early childhood educational tool, toddlers, preschoolers, kindergarteners, and 1st graders, including those with Autism, ADHD, or special needs, will learn:
- Emotional Literacy
- Body Language
- Facial Expressions
- Social Contexts
- Empathy